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Seems like a relatively

Flavius — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:40:16 +0000

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Seems like a relatively benign sexual oddity..

Labelling it harrassment depreciates that term.

There may come a time when a hard boiled employer keeps you up all night

and if you don't get that ice at least you deserve to have that distinguished from someone whose laptop's received a photo of a scrawny middle-aged jerk in underwear

Inappropriate internet intimacy . would be descriptive. It's certainly not a rarity for revealing photos to be emailed between people involved in an actual relationship Trouble is, Weiner wasn't.

As to his political future, one word :: Chappaquidick.

I'm so angry about this. I

MrSmith1 — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:13:03 +0000

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I'm so angry about this. I think he should definitely resign. and NOW. I live in New York City and have contributed to Weiner's campaigns in the past. I don't care about the sexting, that's his private business and it's between him and his wife. I care about the lying. I care about letting this go on for ten days. Just as Democrats were building up a little steam in terms of issues, this idiotic episode comes along and has totally derailed any momentum Dems had and given the Republicans something to get all outraged about. Grrrr.... Now the media is fixated on whether Weiner should resign or not, which means this will go on for at least another week. For the good of the party, and any possible future he may have after this whole thing dies down, (and I personally don't think he has any future in NYC politics anymore), he should resign now.

Sometimes, it's not about how much you agree with someone's policies. I agree with almost all his policies.

What seems to me to be of

Elusive Trope — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:56:24 +0000

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What seems to me to be of importance is whether the recipient of the photo or photos had consented to engage in such communications. If not, then it is at least sexual harassment or worse. From what I can glean from the reports, Gennette Cordova was not engaged in some mutual virtual flirting with him. If this is true, then he should step down just as if he had given a co-worker unwanted shoulder massages.

What if his wife knew about

Michael Maiello — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:25:13 +0000

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What if his wife knew about it and had no problem with it?

I'm a little surprised the

Peter Schwartz — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:22:11 +0000

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I'm a little surprised the way even PELOSI has jumped on him. I'd have thought they were allies. And here at dagworld, Weiner should be very, very popular for his stances and fighting spirit.

Yes, he should probably be investigated by Ethics, but I'm not sure the Democrats get any points for investigating this--even though it's the "right" thing to do. We aren't in a fair fight where both sides conform to the Marquess of Queensbury rules of sportsmanship in battle.

The lies and the act are discouraging, no question.

But in this day and age, and after all we've seen, I find it hard to "get it up" for this issue. I don't understand why people in power do these things. Then again, a lot of people do these things, but Breitbart never makes it an issue. And a LOT of pols have done MUCH worse. Have Vitter and Craig been forced out yet?

If anything all we're seeing is that Weiner is like, well, a lot of us.

Except, with more Weiners, we wouldn't have an Iraq War and would probably have a better HCR bill and better financial regulation and more spending on the economy. Probably.

Do you want him to resign?

AmericanDreamer — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:56:44 +0000

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Do you want him to resign?

On C-Span Washington Journal

Ramona — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:54:15 +0000

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On C-Span Washington Journal this AM the question of whether Weiner should resign was first put to his constituents in NYC. Almost all of them said he shouldn't resign because he was doing a good job for them. That should be the bottom line. Can he still be as effective as he was before this story broke?

He's an odd duck, for sure, but he's a bulldog, too. We need his kind of bulldoggedness in the House right now. I'd like to smack him silly for these stupid stunts but at the same time I can recognize his political worth. Diminished as it might be at the moment, I think we can't afford to lose him.

And how is it a sex scandal when no sex was involved? Breitbart says he has another more damning picture that he wouldn't release if Weiner apologized to him. Weiner apologized to him. Wanna bet it won't be enough for Breitbart? The photo will be released, but until it is I think the Rep should stay away from the internet and get back to doing his job.

You need a third option ...

Beetlejuice — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:07:16 +0000

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You need a third option ... None of the Above.

Weiner knows what he must do. It's not for me or anyone else to make that decision for him.

He needs to determine if he can be effective with the albatross he hung around his neck.

Polls are toys that amateurs like to play with as if it were a crystal ball that can foretell one's fortune so I don't give them too much room since their accuracy is totally dependent upon whims and misconceptions of both the person asking and the person answering. Besides, this poll isn't random ... necessary for a poll ... since most of the people here are of a specific political mindset.

Wow. That's harsh punishment.

synchronicity — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:53:50 +0000

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Wow. That's harsh punishment.

The publishers will love his

Resistance — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:27:35 +0000

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The publishers will love his memoirs Tracks in the Sand by